It?s hard to believe, but your tot is only a few weeks away from that year-and-a-half mark! So much is going on with your kiddo at this age?they?re hitting milestones and growing by the day. If you?re behind on your journals and photo collections, try to carve out some time to get those memories in there. But if this isn?t your first baby, we get it?you probably don?t have time for baby books.
17-month-old development & milestones
Delayed walking
Odds are, your kid has already gotten up and shuffled around the house, holding onto furniture, walls and mom?s and dad?s hands. But if they?re crawling or planted on their rears and not walking yet, they?ll reach that milestone soon enough. Some kids prefer crawling, some are content to sit around while their parents, grandparents and siblings run around, waiting on them hand and foot, and some are just plain lazy. If you?re concerned, chat with your healthcare provider, but know that your angel is probably just taking their sweet time. Intellectual leap
Those innocent days are over: Your kid now has the mental capacity to decide whether or not they want to be honest, patient, careful or helpful. They?re developing a conscience, and you?ll likely catch them deep in thought about how to handle different situations.
Noisemakers
That shrieking phase has officially begun. (Earplugs, anyone") Kids scream for a bunch of reasons?out of happiness, for attention and when they?re ticked off (you can usually stop this behaviour by...